Alright you folks clearly don't like ebikes, but how about mopeds? The idea of a little 2 stroke engine that I can tinker with and repair all by myself really appeals to me and the old-school 70-80's mopeds are so fucking aesthetic.

>>1600680Yeah, the ones I was looking at are 49 cc so I only need my license to ride it. Apparently I can use the bicycle lane as well which'll be nice in traffic. The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on it is that I have a perfectly good bicycle that I ride everywhere and the only benefit I get from a moped is a bit of speed and less exercise, I can't transport more stuff or go on highways so I'm worries my bike will just gather dust. Can't get a cheap car either because I have nowhere to park it.

>>1599731Yeah we had a 2 week power outage in winter here a few years back and people died of carbon monoxide poisoning. I had read that some style heaters have a detector built in but not sure how effectice that is.I just have a cheap tent and ok sleeping bag. Don't wanna freeze to death.

>Climb up to the highest peak>Affix tent sheets under arms>Jump off screaming "NIGGER" at the top of your lungs while your phone blares "I believe I can fly">Scream your lungs out as you fall>Contort your body in a way that will make the explosion of blood from your body upon impact leave a transcript of the navy seal copypasta.

>>1594920If you reference point for /out/ gear is jeans, more or les anything is better. Jeans are robust, and that's their only quality, other than that, they're heavy, don't stop water, stay wet for ages and they chaff if walking for a long time. Also, they'll cook your balls off in warm weather, and offer absolutely no protection against cold By this standard, go hiking with running shoes, after all, they're better than stilettos

>hey annon, how was your weekend.>great! Found a beautiful spot for camping not to far out of town!>oh yeah? Must have been busy on the long weekend>no actually, not a soul in sight.>where at? I should check it out!>can't say>haha no, really though, where?>...>wow you're a fucking asshole

>>1600448Addendum: while I would not advocate intentionally setting fires, I do see the ones that happen there as something of a problem taking care of itself, especially the ones that affect such areas as Malibu. Fuck California people and their faggy and rich by shitty means ways, not to mention the MS13 and like infiltrations.

>>1596231>my friend actually started a root fire because he didn't put out his campfireSounds like a case of "dumb nigger does dumb nigger shit". nothing that couldn't easily be fixed through eugenics.

>>1599681Still there's def ways to build them durably, look at the Cilo W/NWD packs. Yeah, they're fucking expensive, but I think that's because of the custom woven face. The same designs that use XPac (mixed with other fabrics that aren't waterproof, unfortunately, I think) are way cheaper.

I know Arc'Teryx built some full waterproof backpacking bags in the past, and IIUC their AC^2 fabrics are waterproof lamiantes. A few of their commuter bags are made entirely from them, I think a few alpine type bags are too (though not seam sealed, apparently), and their current Boras mix the AC^2 stuff with not waterproof fabrics.

>>1600533yeah the fabrics are simple in principle, but i guess it took a while to dial in the lamination for packs (x-pac or ac2 or cilo or whatever) and that's why they're not that common

im pretty content with using drybags inside my pack but these laminates definitely seem like a better option. like, either go for the laminates or get a pack without any waterproofing and store your shit in drybags